In cooperation with the Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders, LLCC biology students participate in the capture, banding and release of birds, recording information which is added to a massive data pool on bird migration patterns. Highlights from the spring 2017 bird banding season include:

• We banded 1,106 birds of 76 species over 50 banding days.
• We averaged 22.1 birds banded per day.
• The five most abundant species by number banded were: dark-eyed junco, swamp sparrow, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler and gray catbird.
• Our 10-season total stands at approximately 16,100 birds of 118 species (no new species were added this spring).
• There were 123 birds that had been banded in a previous season (“returns”) that were captured.
• One of these returns was a northern cardinal that was banded in the fall of 2012, which would make this bird at least 5 years old!

View the final report on the spring 2017 bird banding season for more details: Final Report — LLCC BBS (Spring 2017).

If your time allows, stop by the banding station this fall! Fall bird banding season begins Aug. 21 and will be in operation Monday-Saturday from sunrise to approximately 11 a.m. The station is located north of the LLCC softball and baseball fields.